- #1 Erica
97% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,765 reviews2021
Dev: Flavourworks
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Erica is a live-action, FMV thriller that puts you directly at the heart of the mystery. Your choices, your consequences.
Why similar: FMV 36.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Crime 10.6%, Cinematic 8.7%, Choices Matter 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: This cinematic FMV thriller features deep branching paths and a dark, atmospheric mystery centered on a protagonist's traumatic past.
- #2 The Centennial Case : A Shijima Story
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,133 reviews2022
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Unravel the mysteries of death, and find the answers to life.A unique Mystery-Adventure Game:The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story
Why similar: FMV 61.3% ★, Cinematic 12%, Mystery 10.5%, Choices Matter 8.4%, Story Rich 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: A high-production FMV mystery that requires players to piece together clues to solve a multi-generational conspiracy.
- #3 She Sees Red - Interactive Movie
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,175 reviews2019
Dev: Rhinotales
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
She Sees Red is a mature, hard-boiled interactive thriller. When someone is killed inside a nightclub, an experienced detective vows to put the murderer behind bars. Make choices that affect the narrative and experience several different endings in this blood-red interactive movie.
Why similar: FMV 42.9% ★, Choices Matter 14.6%, Cinematic 13.3%, Multiple Endings 8.1%, Thriller 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, choice-heavy FMV thriller that mirrors the dark, vengeful tone and cinematic pacing of Evil School.
- #4 Late Shift
95% matchVery Positive86% of 9,275 reviews2017
Dev: CtrlMoviePub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Late Shift is a high stakes FMV crime thriller. Forced into a brutal London heist, your choices matter in this interactive cinematic experience with adaptable storylines that lead to one of seven conclusions. Your decisions are you.
Why similar: FMV 48.9% ★, Choices Matter 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Crime 9.3%, Multiple Endings 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes interactive crime thriller where every decision significantly alters the narrative outcome and the protagonist's fate.
- #5 Breakout 13
94% matchVery Positive88% of 7,495 reviews2023
Dev: ALT Lab
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Breakout 13 is a thrilling narrative game with interactive cinematic experience. Based on true stories. Embark on a revealing journey as you attempt to break free from a negligent correctional institute and carve out your own path to justice. Each decision you make shapes the story.
Why similar: FMV 36.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Cinematic 14%, Choices Matter 8.7%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, choice-driven FMV that tackles heavy social themes and institutional abuse, closely matching the serious tone of Evil School.
- #6 Misty Judgment
93% matchVery Positive94% of 1,519 reviews2025
Dev: 次元边界
Windows
This is a suspense reasoning interactive work with real people. You will play the protagonist "Qi Yi", find evidence in a series of murders, piece together the truth, and find the ultimate murderer, all of which will lead you to an unpredictable future.
Why similar: FMV 27.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Cinematic 10.5%, Crime 10.2%, Visual Novel 8%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy interactive fiction game that shares the themes of justice and mystery found in the seed game.
- #7 IMMORTALITY
94% matchVery Positive84% of 2,006 reviews2022
Dev: Sam BarlowPub: Half Mermaid
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Marissa Marcel was a film star. She made three movies. But none of the movies were ever released. And Marissa Marcel disappeared. An interactive trilogy from Sam Barlow, creator of Her Story.
Why similar: FMV 40.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 16%, Cinematic 15.3%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Immersive Sim 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: An innovative, mystery-driven FMV experience that tasks players with uncovering the truth behind a missing actress through fragmented cinematic footage.
- #8 Her Story
92% matchVery Positive89% of 10,424 reviews2015
Dev: Sam Barlow
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.
Why similar: FMV 41.3% ★, Crime 24.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Story Rich 4%
Why You'll Like It: A seminal FMV mystery game that focuses on piecing together a crime through non-linear video clips, perfect for fans of investigative narratives.
- #9 Road to Empress I
90% matchVery Positive87% of 13,409 reviews2025
Dev: New One Studio
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You've never played a game like this before. Road to Empress I is a cinematic palace adventure where your choices decide everyone's fate. Tackle multiple story branches and a high mortality rate with charm, wisdom and courage? First...survive.
Why similar: FMV 38.3% ★, Choices Matter 10.8%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Cinematic 8.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A choice-heavy RPG that features a strong female protagonist and a complex, story-rich narrative structure.
- #10 The Complex
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,573 reviews2020
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
After a major bio-weapon attack on London, two scientists find themselves in a locked-down laboratory with time, and air, running out. The Complex is an interactive sci-fi thriller movie where your decisions lead to one of eight suspenseful endings.
Why similar: FMV 48.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Adventure 5.3%, Thriller 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A tense, cinematic FMV thriller that forces players to make difficult moral choices under pressure in a high-stakes environment.
- #11 Contradiction: Spot The Liar
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,257 reviews2015
Dev: Baggy Cat Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Spot the lie and beat the liars in 'Contradiction' - the all-video murder mystery adventure!
Why similar: FMV 38.8% ★, Crime 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Mystery 8.8%, RPG 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: An engaging detective FMV that emphasizes questioning suspects and finding inconsistencies, capturing the investigative spirit of mystery games.
- #12 Night Book
89% matchMixed67% of 606 reviews2021
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Tricked into reading an ancient book, Loralyn summons a demon into her home. Night Book is an interactive occult thriller movie, created in lockdown, from the publishers of The Complex, Five Dates and Maid of Sker.
Why similar: FMV 41.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Thriller 9.9%, Mystery 8.5%, Visual Novel 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural FMV thriller that relies on player choices to navigate a dangerous situation, echoing the tension found in Evil School.
- #13 Back：Fade
88% matchVery Positive82% of 252 reviews2025
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows · Mac
《Back：Fade》 is a full-motion audio live horror game. Special Note 1: This game is very supernatural and scary, timid or heart disease players do not buy ！！！！ The game will reveal different ending plots step by step through various searches and choices for your character.
Why similar: FMV 28% ★, Battle Royale 15.7% ★, Cinematic 10.4%, Thriller 8.8%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror FMV that emphasizes dark storytelling and survival elements in a high-tension environment.
- #14 Bloodshore
89% matchMixed69% of 969 reviews2021
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Bloodshore is an interactive action movie about a televised battle royale between high-profile streamers, entertainers and death row inmates. You control the fate of Nick, a washed-up actor who fights for a life-changing cash prize.
Why similar: FMV 37.5% ★, Battle Royale 14.4% ★, Cinematic 10.5%, Visual Novel 8.1%, Interactive Fiction 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: An intense FMV action-thriller that forces players to make life-or-death decisions in a high-stakes competition.
- #15 The Narcotic Operation
86% matchVery Positive88% of 520 reviews2025
Dev: Beijing Kuailai Technology Co., Ltd.
Windows
Step into the role of a shadowed undercover police officer in Dark Eyes, brave an area dominated by vice and crime, where allies and enemies blur. Every smirk, tear, and lie tightens the web of deceit—will you destroy the empire or lose yourself in its shadows?
Why similar: FMV 28.1% ★, Crime 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Cinematic 9.7%, Visual Novel 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich FMV that explores emotional themes and multiple endings, similar to the branching narrative style of Evil School.
- #16 Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus?
87% matchMixed66% of 1,209 reviews2022
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
An eccentric FMV murder mystery with a twist: someone has poisoned Uncle Marcus. Uncover the truth in the yearly family quiz and try to save him before it is too late.
Why similar: FMV 41.1% ★, Crime 12.7%, Choices Matter 9%, Visual Novel 7.7%, Mystery 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused FMV that combines humor with investigation, requiring players to uncover a family secret through interactive dialogue.
- #17 Telling Lies
86% matchMixed63% of 1,325 reviews2019
Dev: Sam BarlowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.
Why similar: FMV 35.6% ★, Crime 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Thriller 11.6%, Mystery 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A complex investigation game where players search through video databases to uncover the dark secrets hidden by the characters.
- #18 神都不良探 Underdog Detective
85% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,860 reviews2022
Dev: 天津芸芸科技有限公司
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Underdog Detective is a video-based playable, interactive story Set in the reign of Empress Wu Zetian of ancient China, you will play as a slum dweller in the imperial capital of Luoyang and embark on a thrilling yet comedic adventure! Traps and conspiracies, comradery and your unknown origin...
Why similar: FMV 31.4% ★, Cinematic 8.8%, Visual Novel 8.4%, Choices Matter 7.6%, Mystery 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A historical mystery FMV that balances complex investigative mechanics with a rich, cinematic narrative.
- #19 Cellveillance
83% matchVery Positive86% of 627 reviews2025
Dev: KARMAGAME HK LIMITEDPub: EpicDream Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
"Cellveillance" is a detective drama entertainment product, you will visit the apartment every day, and the entire apartment is responsible for everything that happens in the apartment, a mysterious organization asks you to return the information of the residents.
Why similar: FMV 35% ★, Cinematic 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Visual Novel 9%, Mystery 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A cinematic mystery FMV that focuses on surveillance and uncovering hidden truths through interactive investigation.
- #20 The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
84% matchVery Positive82% of 620 reviews2017
Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!
Why similar: FMV 48.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Mystery 10.6%, Multiple Endings 8%, Visual Novel 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A unique FMV mystery where you play as a psychiatrist attempting to uncover the truth behind a murder through open-ended questioning.
- #21 Vanity Fair: The Pursuit
82% matchVery Positive87% of 4,598 reviews2024
Dev: 木焱工作室Pub: Wave Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Players follow Lu Yuan through important stages of his life and experience his growth trajectory from youth to maturity. It will take you to relive those decisions that you have never tried to make in reality, and feel the different life brought about by each choice.
Why similar: FMV 43% ★, Cinematic 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Choices Matter 9.2%, Visual Novel 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A choice-driven RPG with strong cinematic elements that focuses on character-driven narratives and moral decision-making.
- #22 PatriotMemoirs
81% matchNo user reviews83% of 603 reviews2026
Dev: KARMAGAME HK LIMITEDPub: EpicDream Games
Windows · Mac
Shangchuan, 1939, Japanese-occupied. By day a bowing traitor, by night a ghost, in Demon's Lair, No. 86. All wear masks: pretend, kill, survive. When sacrificing a friend is the only way, when betrayed, when only isolated cities remain - fight to the end, live a coward, or take an unimagined path?
Why similar: FMV 47.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Immersive Sim 9.5%, RPG 7.6%, Visual Novel 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich FMV that incorporates RPG elements and branching paths to deliver a compelling historical drama.
- #23 Rainy Butcher
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 92 reviews2022
Dev: Genunie Studio
Windows
On rainy nights, the serial murderer is on a killing spree. This scares everyone but one girl, the journalist who keeps digging for a promotion. Dauntless, she gets involved deep and wide, hoping to discover the real identify of the rainy night butcher.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22%, Cinematic 18.2%, Visual Novel 16.4%, RPG 10.4%, Mystery 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, mystery-focused adventure that uses interactive fiction elements to build a tense and unsettling atmosphere.
- #24 SubZero
80% matchVery Positive92% of 2,953 reviews2026
Dev: Joy Media LimitedPub: 凤麟工作室
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A frozen apocalypse. Three unique survivors join you. Lead them through the icy wasteland! Zombie whispers, blizzards blur morality... Hope or doom? The fateful die burns in your grip.
Why similar: FMV 36.7% ★, Cinematic 13.6%, Thriller 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Visual Novel 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic FMV adventure that focuses on survival and choice-based progression in a hostile world.
- #25 Conquer the world
81% matchVery Positive92% of 2,381 reviews2025
Dev: 互动之星
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
"Conquer the world" is a historical theme of live-action interactive film game. First-person immersive experience, super-long and massive endings,rich interaction with multiple gameplay. Here,you will cross the river of history, Against invaders!
Why similar: FMV 41.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Cinematic 10.2%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: An interactive fiction game that offers multiple endings and a strong focus on character agency and narrative depth.
- #26 The Bunker
82% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,920 reviews2016
Dev: Splendy InteractivePub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The Bunker is an award-winning interactive psychological horror movie. You are John, born underground the day the bombs fell, now alone and trying to survive. But when an alarm goes off, a catastrophic chain of events begins. Unlock the dark secrets of your past as you try to escape The Bunker.
Why similar: FMV 71.2% ★, Thriller 8%, Adventure 7.5%, Mystery 6.7%, Story Rich 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, live-action psychological thriller that focuses on survival and uncovering the dark history of a secluded facility.
- #27 Not For Broadcast
79% matchVery Positive94% of 12,711 reviews2022
Dev: NotGamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A new political Party has won a landslide in the General Election, and for some reason the editor at the news station you work at has done a runner. Now it’s up to you, the Janitor, to take over the editing booth in this tumultuous time - will you help the government, or stand in their way?
Why similar: FMV 47.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Story Rich 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A unique FMV experience that allows players to control the narrative flow through real-time editing, offering a different but highly interactive take on the genre.
- #28 FLAM EVAW
78% matchVery Positive95% of 1,490 reviews2025
Dev: 北京万合瑞晟文化传媒有限公司
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In"FLAM EVAW ", you will continue to embody the community detective Maple Kurosawa, using your powerful detective and hacker skills to embark on a journey of investigation against the Rainbow Crime Organization with several female assistants of different styles.
Why similar: FMV 45.8% ★, Cinematic 15%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Immersive Sim 7.3%, RPG 5.6%
- #29 The Joker's Game
78% matchVery Positive83% of 512 reviews2025
Dev: All In Game Co., Limited
Windows · Mac
"The Joker's Game" is an FMV crime battle royale. Jack, drowning in debt, joins a lethal game. Critical choices, even small ones, shape outcomes. Outwit rivals, uncover truths, or perish? Every move decides survival... or the deadly prize.
Why similar: FMV 27% ★, Battle Royale 17.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Visual Novel 7.4%, Cinematic 6.2%
- #30 Blood Money: Lethal Eden
77% matchVery Positive92% of 1,447 reviews2026
Dev: 碧火互娱Pub: Jade Flame
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Lured by an online lover, you're trapped in a scam compound—a true hell where compassion kills and greed consumes. Will you burn this abyss down or be its guiding light? Rule with beauty or betray for life? Your choices decide all: between life and death, heaven and hell.
Why similar: FMV 31.1% ★, Cinematic 12.7%, Thriller 9.1%, Interactive Fiction 7.5%, Mystery 7%
- #31 Revenge on gold diggers
77% matchVery Positive80% of 51,236 reviews2025
Dev: 前方工作室
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In this first FMV game about emotional fraud, you’ll face their true colors. As a hunter of hearts, strike back against a secret network of gold diggers. Unmask lies, evade traps, and let revenge ignite. Will they burn—or you? Or could love still rise from the ashes? The choice is yours to make.
Why similar: FMV 35.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Multiple Endings 8.5%, Mystery 8.2%, RPG 8%
- #32 SIFU Kidnapped! Adventure in the Women's Kingdom
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,784 reviews2026
Dev: 次元边界
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Modern worker reborn as Golden Cicada in the all-female Land of Women. Unravel the Mother-Son River’s secrets, battle Demon King Mara, and bond with seven goddesses. Your choices shape many endings—balance enlightenment and love to rewrite the Three Realms.
Why similar: FMV 37% ★, Cinematic 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Visual Novel 8.9%, Immersive Sim 8.2%
- #33 Killed by Love 99 Times
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 639 reviews2025
Dev: CineGame Interactive
Windows · Mac
架空世界悬疑、解密类真人影游——玩家将从房间莫名醒来，在和四位女生合租的生活中寻找唯一逃生之路，期间不仅需避开各种死亡陷阱，还要提防无处不在的黄色行刑队。最终解开真相时才发现，自己已身处百万年之后……
Why similar: FMV 38% ★, Thriller 12.8%, Mystery 11.4%, Multiple Endings 7.2%, Immersive Sim 6.9%
- #34 好久不见 - Long Time No See
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 252 reviews2020
Dev: SleepwalkStudioPub: 橙光游戏
Windows
The story centers around a frustrated middle-aged man named Yu Kaijie. Along with his friend Ma Zhigao, they participated in a class reunion and used the chance to rob the safe of their rich classmate. But against all expectations, the tranquil villa turned into a closed-off crime scene...
Why similar: FMV 48.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, RPG 8.3%, Visual Novel 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A non-linear FMV adventure that rewards exploration and careful decision-making to uncover a complex story.
- #35 Survivor's Notes
75% matchVery Positive89% of 540 reviews2026
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows · Mac
"Survivor's Notes" is an FMV . Players control two protagonists, using choices and QTEs to unlock different branches and endings. Follow a girl who foresees disaster and acolonel from the future as their stories reveal the outbreak's origins. Trust,rescue, or walk away. Survival is onlyone of them.
Why similar: FMV 38.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Immersive Sim 8.3%, Survival 6.4%
- #36 Inner Scales 1:Choice
74% matchVery Positive84% of 1,013 reviews2026
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows · Mac
《Inner Scales 1:Choice》is a first-person FMV. Set in a sealed cage. It pushes survival, humanity, emotion and moral dilemmas to the extreme. You will face surveillance, cages, and the fates of eight trapped women—every choice you make decides life and death for others and yourself.
Why similar: FMV 39.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Visual Novel 8.9%, Cinematic 8.6%, Immersive Sim 6.5%
- #37 Back
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 376 reviews2024
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
《Back》 is a full-motion audio live horror game. Special Note 1: This game is very supernatural and scary, timid or heart disease players do not buy ！！！！ The game will reveal different ending plots step by step through various searches and choices for your character.
Why similar: FMV 40.7% ★, Cinematic 15.3%, Thriller 12.5%, Immersive Sim 8.4%, Visual Novel 8.1%
- #38 Game of Fate: Chasing Through Time
73% matchVery Positive87% of 1,129 reviews2024
Dev: KARMAGAME HK LIMITEDPub: EpicDream Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Immerse yourself in the first-person perspective, cross time and space, solve bizarre cases, save innocent victims, and catch a mysterious killer! You will solve murders, uphold justice, and also gain love. Are you ready? Play the "Game of Fate" that crosses time and space, life and death!
Why similar: FMV 40.3% ★, Cinematic 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Mystery 8.9%, Immersive Sim 8.2%
- #39 看不见的我们
73% matchVery Positive93% of 252 reviews2025
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows · Mac
“The invisible us” is a FMV game where you play as Song Wufei, a timid high school student targeted by bullies. When a brave classmate intervenes, a series of mysterious events unfold. Investigate and piece together the hidden truth through deduction.
Why similar: FMV 41.4% ★, Mystery 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Choices Matter 5.6%
- #40 下一个就是你
74% matchMixed69% of 178 reviews2024
Dev: 生旦净末丑工作室Pub: 北京水思维科技发展有限公司
Windows
你跟随秦苏言调查一起十年前的学生跳楼事件时，突然收到了两封神秘的邮件。一封邀请你参加高中毕业十周年聚会，另一封则警告你如果继续调查“下一个就是你”。察觉异样的你决定赴会，试图找到更多的线索，却被卷入了一场“密室狼人杀”的局中。面对生死，是善念的互助，还是释放人性中的恶意？
Why similar: FMV 26% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Cinematic 12.1%, Thriller 8.1%, Education 7.5%
- #41 The Run
72% matchVery Positive88% of 111 reviews2026
Dev: PRM Games
Windows · Mac
An FMV horror-thriller. A famous fitness influencer must fight for survival when she's hunted by killers. Your decisions determine whether she lives or dies.
Why similar: FMV 38.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Cinematic 15.6%, Thriller 8.5%, Choices Matter 6.8%
- #42 THE VIG
71% matchVery Positive90% of 588 reviews2026
Dev: 亦盈文化
Windows
You'll be "Xie En", infiltrating the traitor's money empire. This urban hunt is a revenge saga where wit is your spear. Return as "Wu Wei," using rules as your shield in a world of grey. Will you choose love or vengeance? This lethal game of cash, betrayal and redemption awaits your move.
Why similar: FMV 32.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Cinematic 10.3%, RPG 10.2%
- #43 Superscout
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 739 reviews2024
Dev: Mountain and Sea Studio
Windows · Mac
"Superscout" is a live-action interactive movie game where you will unravel the secrets of the girls you meet. The love beyond lifetimes, never let it go; the kindness in this life, engraved in your soul. Your choices will change your loved ones’ fate; those who love you will change yours...
Why similar: FMV 37.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Cinematic 9.7%, Visual Novel 9.1%, Immersive Sim 7.6%
- #44 Mute
71% matchVery Positive96% of 126 reviews2026
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows · Mac
"Mutes" is a live-action mystery game. From a third-person perspective, you will make critical choices, engage in deductive reasoning to communicate for the protagonist, and perform quick-time reactions to survive a murder mystery.
Why similar: FMV 42.5% ★, Cinematic 13.3%, Mystery 9.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%, Visual Novel 6.3%
- #45 Love Love Mystery Club
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 625 reviews2026
Dev: LuminDrivePub: NANA Stories
Windows · Mac
In Love Love Mystery Club, you’re the newest member of the Detective Club at a seemingly ordinary high school. Through Full Motion Video (FMV) storytelling, your choices steer the narrative—will your heart find tenderness… or will hidden horrors emerge from the darkness?
Why similar: FMV 40% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Immersive Sim 10.1%, Multiple Endings 6.7%
- #46 晨昏线
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 505 reviews2025
Dev: Enter GamesPub: 景秀游戏
Windows
《DayBreak》 is an anti-narcotics-themed interactive video work, adapted from real volumes, with a unique two-line narrative system that brings a differentiated interactive experience.
Why similar: FMV 33.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Cinematic 12.6%, Visual Novel 9.6%, Immersive Sim 7.3%
- #47 主角
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,131 reviews2026
Dev: 顶顶阳光Pub: 一相逢互动娱乐
Windows
Campus mystery hides conditioning. All act with scripts. Smiles, tears, hugs are props and hints. Surveillance and rules bind. Stay true, break free. Protagonist: an anti-conditioning game of disguise and self-redemption. The system writes, your principles decide. Newcomer, the show begins.
Why similar: Cinematic 21.4%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Immersive Sim 14.7%, RPG 14.6%, FMV 12.9% ★
- #48 Dead Reset
69% matchVery Positive88% of 805 reviews2025
Dev: Dark Rift HorrorPub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Trapped in a terrifying death-loop, surgeon Cole Mason is kidnapped and brought to an underwater facility, forced to operate on a patient to extract an evolving parasitic horror. Dead Reset is a blood-soaked interactive horror, where each death brings you closer to the truth.
Why similar: FMV 33.5% ★, Cinematic 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
- #49 MY DESTINY GIRLS
70% matchVery Positive83% of 746 reviews2024
Dev: KARMAGAME HK LIMITEDPub: EpicDream Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Xiao Bao opened his eyes, he was surrounded by six women. He embarked on an immersive journey of love with them. Amongst them were a gaming enthusiast, a sultry dancer, a childhood crush, a sexy doctor, an innocent schoolgirl, and a wealthy businesswoman. Who would be his true love?
Why similar: FMV 44.8% ★, Visual Novel 12.8%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Immersive Sim 6.6%, Strategy 5.8%
- #50 Game Of Fate 3：Clash Of Crowns
68% matchVery Positive85% of 884 reviews2025
Dev: KARMAGAME HK LIMITEDPub: EpicDream Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
An accident transports you from 1945 to 2010, embroiling you in a high-society kidnapping case. Confused and disoriented, you discover that the victim is your own descendant. Gunfire erupts, chaos escalates, and schemes unfold within schemes... Don’t want to be a pawn? How to become the player?
Why similar: FMV 42% ★, Cinematic 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Immersive Sim 8.5%, Mystery 5.8%
- #51 Hacked: The Streamer
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 341 reviews2026
Dev: Button InteractivePub: GameDev.ist
Windows
You are blackmailed in Hacked: The Streamer. Investigate clues, make impactful decisions, and shape your story to uncover the culprit is in this thrilling interactive movie. The fate of PinkyPie, a fan-favorite streamer, is in your hands.
Why similar: FMV 45.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Choices Matter 9.2%, Multiple Endings 8.3%, Mystery 6.2%
- #52 Demonschool
67% matchVery Positive92% of 1,080 reviews2025
Dev: Necrosoft GamesPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Demonschool is a new-style tactics RPG where motion equals action. Defeat big weirdos in between the human and demon worlds as Faye and her misfit companions, while navigating university life on a mysterious island.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.4%, Mystery 24.2%, RPG 13.5%, Strategy 12.7%, Story Rich 11%
- #53 SIMULACRA
70% matchVery Positive90% of 4,689 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: FMV 37.1% ★, Visual Novel 12%, Thriller 10.4%, Choices Matter 9%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
- #54 Refate: Echoes of Desire
67% matchVery Positive89% of 673 reviews2025
Dev: Terraflame EntertainmentPub: Mountain and Sea Studio
Windows
Wake up with amnesia in Tokyo, caught between the Yakuza and police. Romance 8 unique beauties: cop, ninja, boss, izakaya owner, heiress, college girl, teacher, model. Uncover your true identity—host, agent, assassin, or crime lord? Shape your destiny and find true love.
Why similar: FMV 39.6% ★, Crime 13.2%, Cinematic 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.2%, RPG 7.7%
- #55 Shao Song I
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,831 reviews2026
Dev: 互动之星Pub: 猫眼娱乐
Windows
Experience an immersive live-action historical game. Reincarnate as Southern Song’s controversial Emperor Zhao Gou, where every choice shapes the dynasty’s fate. Amid Jingkang’s ruin, defy destiny, restore your homeland and stand firm with the oath: The Song may fall, but the realm shall never fall!
Why similar: FMV 34.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 13%, Cinematic 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Choices Matter 6.7%
- #56 The Isle Tide Hotel
71% matchMixed65% of 279 reviews2023
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore a mysterious hotel and infiltrate a cult in this FMV detective game, featuring a cast from GoT, The Witcher, and more. Every decision counts as you gather clues and question guests. Can you unearth the ominous secrets at The Isle Tide Hotel before it's too late to save your missing daughter?
Why similar: FMV 32.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Crime 11.9%, Visual Novel 8.5%, Choices Matter 7%
- #57 Mandate Of Heaven
65% matchVery Positive91% of 6,697 reviews2025
Dev: 木焱工作室
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
You will take on the role of the Second Prince of Xuan, heir of the Southern Regime. With foreign invaders entrenched in the north and a complacent court content to linger in the south, you face a defining choice:The choice… is yours!
Why similar: FMV 41% ★, Visual Novel 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%, Cinematic 8.4%, RPG 7.4%
- #58 Death Come True
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 961 reviews2020
Dev: IzanagiGames
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Everything rides on your choices in this new wave interactive movie game. Experience a thrilling science fiction mystery in full-length live-action format—from genius creator of the "Danganronpa" series, Kazutaka Kodaka!
Why similar: FMV 39.2% ★, Cinematic 13.5%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Mystery 8.5%
- #59 Sovereign Brain Empire
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 466 reviews2025
Dev: Mountain and Sea Studio
Windows
“Who isn’t a baby anyway?”~You travelled to a parallel world governed by the Sovereign Brain AI. In SB Empire, you’re an adopted “one-year-old”, recognized as a "Monarch-level" prodigy! There will be beauties giving you a sheltered babyhood. Your brilliance and privileges will change their fates!
Why similar: FMV 35.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Visual Novel 8.5%, Choices Matter 8.3%, Cinematic 8.2%
- #60 Game of Fate 2: A Century's Promise
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,252 reviews2025
Dev: KARMAGAME HK LIMITEDPub: EpicDream Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Transported back a century by fate, you find yourself in a legendary tale of vengeance. Amidst powerful enemies in a tumultuous era, your mission is to assist those around you. Experience this immersive epic from a first-person perspective—authentic, weighty, yet brimming with hope.
Why similar: FMV 40.2% ★, Cinematic 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Mystery 8.6%, Immersive Sim 8%
